July 14th 2009

Will Australia be able to take advantage of recovery from the world economic downturn? So far, adroit public policy and short-term stimulus measures have ensured 'less bad' performance than most developed economies. But for how long can this be sustained? Over the past decade windfall gains from the commodities boom have disguised structural deterioration in our economy. From being a world leader in productivity growth in the 1990s, we are now a laggard.

In this public lecture, Professor Roy Green shows that chronic underinvestment in knowledge and innovation is limiting Australia's prospects of longer term, sustainable growth. Responding to the Government's innovation white paper, Powering Ideas: An Innovation Agenda for the 21st Century, the lecture will explore some of the challenges for policy-makers in building the capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship that will enable organisations themselves to lead recovery through sustainable value creation.

Roy Green

Professor Green is UTS Dean of Business and formerly Dean of Macquarie Graduate School of Management and Dean of the Faculty of Commerce at the National University of Ireland. He is widely published in the areas of innovation, industry policy, regional development and workplace analysis. He has also undertaken projects for the OECD, European Union, Enterprise Ireland and the Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, including last year's review of the textile, clothing and footwear industries. Professor Green also chairs the Australian Government's Innovative Regions Centre, the CSIRO Manufacturing Sector Advisory Council and the NSW Manufacturing Council.

Resources

• flyer (PDF 96k)
• audio recording (MP3 24 MB)
• presentation slides (PDF 1.2 MB)
• video (Opens video presentation) A transcript is available on request.

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